Education & Employment

The COAC awards its Cooperation Grants for the sixth year running

The Architects’ Association of Catalonia awards local and international development cooperation grants for architecture and urban planning, which this year are being awarded for the sixth time. Of the ten projects submitted, an evaluation was made of their compliance with the basic rules, the architectural proposition, the use of local materials and their level of social participation.

The grants, which amount to a total of €48,000, were awarded to the following organizations:

· Fundació TalibésProject: Construction of a classroom wing in the rural town of Ndangane in Senegal Head architect: Anna Altemir Montaner Amount awarded: €6,500

· NGO Kasamu Aku Projectes (Solidaritat amb Casamance)Project: Reconstruction of classrooms for the socio-educational support of the Cabrousse nursery school Head architect: José Gaspar de Valenzuela de Ros Amount awarded: €4,000